Welcome, it is Verdict with Ted Cruz weekend review. Ben Ferguson with you, and these were the

major stories that we chatted about this past week that you may have missed. First up, John Radcliffe

being confirmed as a CIA director. Well, he then decided to release COVID info that was readily

available when Joe Biden and Kamala Harris were in the White House,

but they deliberately chose not to share it with the American people.

What is that information?

I'll explain it to you in just a moment.

Also, tips, no tax on them and no tax on Social Security.

Can this idea from Donald Trump actually pass through Congress?

Senator Cruz explains the real opportunity here to change things in a big way for seniors.

And finally, Democrats moving to obstruct the confirmation hearings as much as they can,

and they're trying to get at least one of Trump's nominees to fail.

So what is going to happen next?

We'll explain that for you.

It is the Weekend Review, and it starts right now.

I want to move to this other big headline, and that deals with the CIA and releasing

new analysis on the COVID origins.

It doesn't matter where you read the headline,

whether it's Fox News, Politico, AP, BBC, Wall Street Journal.

They're all writing the same article now, and I'll go to Politico.

CIA now says COVID-19 is more likely to have originated from a lab leak.

Now, the most interesting part about this transparency that

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